By Jonni Joyce
At the regular business meeting of the Bennett County Commissioners held Wednesday, June 7, the commissioners approved a medical cannabis license application for Jon D. Gregg, operating as Frost Factory LLC.
Frost Factory LLC is operated by Beau Gregg, Jon Gregg, and Tyler Nollett.
In September of 2021, the county passed an ordinance 1-2021 regulating cannabis establishments.
Frost…
Oglala Lakota College (OLC) announces its 50th Annual Graduation Ceremony with 151 graduates receiving Masters, Bachelors, Associate Degrees and Certificates. This year the celebration will include a Feather Tying Ceremony and Baccalaureate on Thursday, June 15, 2023, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The Graduation Ceremony and Awarding of Degrees is on Friday, June 16, 2023, starting with the graduation…
Read more: Oglala Lakota College Celebrates 50th Graduation Ceremony
By Jonni Joyce
It was an exciting weekend in Brookings on the campus of South Dakota State University at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center as the 76th Annual Miss South Dakota Scholarship competition Ignite the Night was held.
Twenty delegates competed for the crown.
Martin’s own Miranda Orth O’Bryan, daughter of Mikaela and Chris O’Bryan won the competition and was crowned Miss…
Read more: Miranda O’Bryan ignites the night winning Miss South Dakota
Colonel Jeremiah (Jay) Nelson is a native of Martin, South Dakota. He is a 1997 graduate of the University of South Dakota where he graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry.
LTC Nelson worked for five years in forestry and fisheries for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Parks Service and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. In 2001 he…
By Jonni Joyce
Have you ever hit a mountain lion with your car? Me neither. But Karen Coyle did.
It was one of many great adventures and stories she can tell about her years with Bennett County School District.
She was commuting to and from work fifty five miles one way. One day the bumper of her car took out the rear end of an unlucky mountain lion dashing across the road near the Niobrara River.…
Read more: Karen Coyle retires from Bennett County School District
By Jonni Joyce
There’s a new opportunity for summer fun and learning on Main Street in Martin every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m.
Area residents and business owners have begun to see a lot of activity at the Hope Garden this week.
It all started on Wednesday, May 17 when Community Champion Tauna Ireland introduced Lanna Trantham to a small group of citizens at Hope Garden location.
Trantham is the…
By Jonni Joyce
“It’s all Tim’s fault,” said Marie Huether.
It was the early 1980’s and she had become smitten with Tim Heuther while working summers at Wall Drug. This was her summer job. Her real job was studying at Montana State University in Bozeman so she could follow her dreams and serve as a nurse.
Nursing was her passion. The good thing about nursing is you can work anywhere. She worked…
